Suppose You Are Working on a Group Project with Several

question 68

Multiple Choice

Suppose you are working on a group project with several classmates, wherein you are required to put together a presentation on Impressionist art. You are LEAST likely to engage in social loafing if ____.

• A)the professor has indicated that just one grade will be given for the presentation (i.e., everyone in the group will receive the same final grade)
• B)there are a number of Art History majors in the group (and you are not one of them)
• C)the professor has indicated that group members will all rate each other at the end of the semester
• D)the presentation is a very small part of the course grade

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Object-relations School

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